Provenance Note: The anonymous travel diary, documenting a journey through Yellowstone National Park,
was purchased by the Montana State University
Libraries from Sally MacNamara of Sheridan, Oregon on June 8, 2005.

Content Description Note: The Yellowstone Travel Diary describes a girl's Western trip with her father and
aunt. They begin on July 17, 1915 by boarding the
train at Aurora, Illinois. The family's travels took them through St. Paul, Medora,
Livingston, Yellowstone National Park, Portland, San
Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Salt Lake and Denver before returning to Chicago.
Six days of their trip were spent at Yellowstone
National Park, from July 19-24, touring by stagecoach from Mammoth to Lake Yellowstone
along the standard tour route. Descriptions of
park features and fellow travelers are brief. Of the greatest interest to her were
the geyser features which she took many opportunities
to see. By staying at the Mammoth Hotel, the Fountain Hotel, the Lake Hotel, the
Canyon Hotel and the Old Faithful Inn, she was able to
attend many dances with both employees of the concessions and the soldiers stationed
at Mammoth. After visiting Yellowstone National
Park, the author took in the sights of the San Francisco World's Fair celebrating
the opening of the Panama Canal and also
visited Yosemite National Park.